tem·plate
noun/ˈtempleɪt/
/ˈtemplət/
- a shape cut out of a hard material, used as a model for producing exactly the same shape many times in another material
样板；模板；型板 - Pressing the template firmly down on the plastic, cut around it with a knife.
将模板用力压在塑料上，用刀在其周围切割。
- Pressing the template firmly down on the plastic, cut around it with a knife.
- a thing that is used as a model for producing other similar examples
样板；模框；标准 - If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a template on your computer.
如果你需要写许多类似的信件，就在计算机上设一个模板。 - In our DNA we all carry a genetic template for the next generation.
我们的 DNA 中都携带着下一代的遗传模板。 - The director uses his own childhood experiences as a template for the movie.
导演以自己的童年经历作为电影的模板。
- If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a template on your computer.
Word Originlate 17th cent. (as templet): probably from temple ‘a device in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched’ + -et. The change in the ending in the 19th cent. was due to association with plate.